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commandeer
com·man·deer C0506000 (kŏm′ən-dîr′)tr.v. com·man·deered, com·man·deer·ing, com·man·deers 1. To seize for military or police use; confiscate.2. To take arbitrarily or by force: "He was at Columbia when students commandeered buildings and the police sprayed the protesters with tear gas" (Gary Rivlin). See Synonyms at appropriate.3. To force into military service. [Afrikaans kommandeer, from early Modern Dutch commanderen, from French commander, to command, from Old French comander; see command.]commandeer (ˌkɒmənˈdɪə) vb (tr) 1. to seize for public or military use2. to seize arbitrarily[C19: from Afrikaans kommandeer, from French commander to command]com•man•deer (ˌkɒm ənˈdɪər) v.t. 1. to order or force into active military service. 2. to seize (private property) for military or other public use. 3. to seize arbitrarily. [1880–85; < Afrikaans kommandeer < French commander to command] commandeer Past participle: commandeered Gerund: commandeering
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commandeer | commandeer |
Present |
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I commandeer | you commandeer | he/she/it commandeers | we commandeer | you commandeer | they commandeer |
Preterite |
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I commandeered | you commandeered | he/she/it commandeered | we commandeered | you commandeered | they commandeered |
Present Continuous |
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I am commandeering | you are commandeering | he/she/it is commandeering | we are commandeering | you are commandeering | they are commandeering |
Present Perfect |
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I have commandeered | you have commandeered | he/she/it has commandeered | we have commandeered | you have commandeered | they have commandeered |
Past Continuous |
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I was commandeering | you were commandeering | he/she/it was commandeering | we were commandeering | you were commandeering | they were commandeering |
Past Perfect |
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I had commandeered | you had commandeered | he/she/it had commandeered | we had commandeered | you had commandeered | they had commandeered |
Future |
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I will commandeer | you will commandeer | he/she/it will commandeer | we will commandeer | you will commandeer | they will commandeer |
Future Perfect |
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I will have commandeered | you will have commandeered | he/she/it will have commandeered | we will have commandeered | you will have commandeered | they will have commandeered |
Future Continuous |
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I will be commandeering | you will be commandeering | he/she/it will be commandeering | we will be commandeering | you will be commandeering | they will be commandeering |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been commandeering | you have been commandeering | he/she/it has been commandeering | we have been commandeering | you have been commandeering | they have been commandeering |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been commandeering | you will have been commandeering | he/she/it will have been commandeering | we will have been commandeering | you will have been commandeering | they will have been commandeering |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been commandeering | you had been commandeering | he/she/it had been commandeering | we had been commandeering | you had been commandeering | they had been commandeering |
Conditional |
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I would commandeer | you would commandeer | he/she/it would commandeer | we would commandeer | you would commandeer | they would commandeer |
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I would have commandeered | you would have commandeered | he/she/it would have commandeered | we would have commandeered | you would have commandeered | they would have commandeered | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | commandeer - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"highjack, hijack, piratecrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"skyjack - subject an aircraft to air piracy; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan"carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!" |
commandeerverb seize, appropriate, hijack, confiscate, requisition, sequester, expropriate, sequestrate The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital.commandeerverb1. To take quick and forcible possession of:confiscate, expropriate, grab, seize, snatch.Idiom: help oneself to.2. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right:appropriate, arrogate, assume, preempt, seize, take, usurp.Translationscommandeer (komənˈdiə) verb to seize (private property) for use by the army etc during wartime. They commandeered the castle. 徵用,強徵 征用,霸占 commandeer
Synonyms for commandeerverb seizeSynonyms- seize
- appropriate
- hijack
- confiscate
- requisition
- sequester
- expropriate
- sequestrate
Synonyms for commandeerverb to take quick and forcible possession ofSynonyms- confiscate
- expropriate
- grab
- seize
- snatch
verb to lay claim to for oneself or as one's rightSynonyms- appropriate
- arrogate
- assume
- preempt
- seize
- take
- usurp
Synonyms for commandeerverb take arbitrarily or by forceSynonymsRelated Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- seize
- skyjack
- carjack
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